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Wednesday, August 19, 1992
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Bookstores offer students various services
Each of three stores provides unique goods
By Randy Rosetta
Special to the Kansan
KU students can find the tools they need for a successful semester at three campus bookstores.
The KU Bookstores are in the Kansas and Burge Unions, and the Jayhawk Bookstore is at 1420 Crescent Road at the top of Naismith Hill.
Each store offers the basic necessities such as textbooks, supplies, and computer software and hardware, and they all provide different lines of KU clothing and memorabilia. However, there are also unique goods and services found in each of the three stores.
The KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union is the largest of the three in
terms of volume of textbooks and supplies, said Mike Reid, manager. Because it is under the supervision of the University of Kansas, the store in the Kansas Union is required to provide any book students will need.
"Our mission is to provide every textbook for every course and for every student," Reid said. "Since we are part of the University system, every instructor is supposed to give us a list of what they will require of the student, and we will find a way to stock whatever books are needed. That's part of our responsibility, and I feel like that's also one of our advantages."
Adjacent to the KU store in the Kansas Union is the Oread Bookstore, which offers a full line of literature, educational and informational books.
"It really is one of the better general book shops in this region." Reid said. "By having Hearing located next door, we are able to add a lot of diversity to what we can offer students outside of their required texts."
able to purchase textbooks for the first time this fall. Previously, the Burge store stocked supplies and clothing but did not offer books. Since 1987, there has been a Macintosh Computer Center at the Burge Union, and beginning this fall, there will be a separate sales center on the second floor of the Burge Union.
Reid said that the KU Bookstore was able to sell the computers at educational discount prices and that sales had increased each year, reaching 500 units sold last year. The Jayahawk Bookstore offers the same lower prices on Zenith computer systems.
At the Burge Union, students will be
One of the unique services available through the Union bookstores is a receipt dividend program. Students who save receipts from any purchases made at either store can receive a dividend refund of around 7 percent of the total amount spent. Reid said that since the program was put into place in the mid-1940s, KU students had received more than $2 million in refunds, including $145,000 in 1991-92.
"We look at it as a way to give something back to the students who have come to us for service and who will need it for their future needs," Rold said.
Another new service that will be available at the Union stores beginning this fall is a debit payment system offered through the University business office. Students can deposit money into an account at the business office and then use their KUID as a debit card at both Union bookstores and all food services at the Union. As incentive, the business office adds 5 percent to the amount deposited.
"It really will be a convenient means of payment for students who frequent both the stores and the eating facilities because they won't need to spend their money, instead they will just have to show a KUD," Reid said.
At the Jayhawk Bookstore, students will also find services other than the basics. Jon's Notes, which provides lecture notes from several lower level general classes, are available at the Jayhawk Bookstore.
"It's a unique service for students who may not be used to the college level, or who might have missed some class meetings." said Bill Muggy, store manager. "There seems to be a high level of demand for the basic classes, especially at midterm time when students realize that they are missing some key notes for a test."
Another feature of the Jayhawk Bookstore is its double-deck JBS Britibus. Muggy said that the bus served to transport students from all across campus to the store during the first week of classes for textbook purchases and that it was also available for charter services throughout the year.
"It definitely qualifies as our version of the Goodyear blimp because so many people associate it with our store," Muggy said.
All three stores offer similar refund policies and hours of operation, and they accept the same forms of payment.
The University stores will now accept American Express and Disc-
cover, along with Mastercard, Visa and personal checks with a KUID. Textbook purchases can be refunded any time through the first three weeks of the semester if accompanied by a receipt. Hours of operation for the University stores are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Students can also make purchases at the Jayhawk Bookstore with all major credit cards and checks with picture identification. Refunds are permitted during the initial two weeks of class with a receipt, and the Jayhawk Bookstore is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the week, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the weekends.
One other service, pre-ordering textbooks, is available at the three stores, and Muggy said it was one of the most highly demanded services.
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"Because it allows the student to avoid some of the hassle of getting the semester started, this service has reached the point where it is almost expected," he said.
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